Menglianggu campaign
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The Menglianggu campaign was fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era. The battle resulted in the encirclement and destruction of th
Civil war 1946
Communist commander Su Yu, second from left, surveying the battlefield before the Menglianggu Campaign in 1947.
Su Yu
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Su Yu, courtesy name Yu, was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He was considered by Mao Zedong to be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and Liu B
Menglianggu campaign
…had the communists were a minute late and the nationalists were a minute earlier, the outcome of the Menglianggu Campaign would be quite different. Su Yu, the commander of East China Field Army who directed the campaign also expressed the same feeling numerous times. Realizing that they were being in…
Su Yu in his Senior General uniform (1955)
Su Yu in Battle of Suzhong (Central Jiangsu)
Hong Xuezhi, Xiao Hua, Su Yu, and Chen Geng wearing their new Type 55 dress uniforms in 1955 (left to right)
Su Yu, Chu Qing, and their two sons Su Rongsheng and Su Hansheng in Shanghai, September 1949